Wizard: Starting with Dealing with Magical Plants

Chapter 227 Severe Injury

The explosion sent flames soaring into the sky, and the energy shockwave swept across, clearing out large numbers of the dead. The giant skeleton was also blasted backward, its bones shattering.

The base had clearly detected that Rolin and his group had successfully interfered with the contract, and immediately increased its support.

Taking advantage of the chaos and gaps created by the attack, Ella and her two companions finally broke through the innermost encirclement of the undead horde and ran wildly towards the planned escape route!

Behind them came the pale wizard's furious roar and the howls of the undead army regrouping.

However, the base's continuous fire suppression and the energy field disorder caused by the interruption of the ritual severely affected the undead army's pursuit efficiency.

The three of them ran for several miles until they could no longer hear any sound behind them, then stopped in a secluded crevice in the rocks and collapsed to the ground.

Luo Lin had fallen into a semi-comatose state. His mental sea was overdrawn and the backlash from the contract had left him severely injured.

Ella and Liana were also almost exhausted, bearing numerous minor injuries and signs of energy erosion.

"Rolin! Wake up!" Ella patted Rolin's cheek anxiously.

Luo Lin's eyelids twitched, and he barely opened them a crack. His vision was blurry, and his ears were ringing.

He opened his mouth, but couldn't utter a complete sound.

Liana struggled to sit up and checked on Rolin's condition. Her face was even paler: "His mental energy is severely depleted, there are signs of tearing inside his body, and—the death energy left by the contract backlash is corroding him."

"We must return to base immediately for treatment!"

"Go—things—" Luo Lin managed to utter a few indistinct words with all his might.

Ella was startled, then remembered that the isolation container containing the grayish-white egg-shaped object, as well as the strange moon silver flower seedling, were left on the battlefield!

"I'll go get it!" Ella gritted her teeth and was about to get up.

"No—it's too late—" Luo Lin shook his head with difficulty, "The container—may have already—been taken back—or destroyed—the flower—" He recalled the silver light of the Moon Silver Flower that had actively embraced the ancient will at the end, and felt an indescribable feeling in his heart.

That seedling, I'm afraid, also—

Just then, a figure that was almost blending into the ashes appeared silently at the entrance to the crevice.

It's a gray worm.

In his hand, he was holding that dark red isolation container!

The container's surface was dull and even showed fine cracks, clearly indicating significant damage from the recent energy impact. Whether the grayish-white oval object inside was intact was unknown.

In the gray worm's other hand, it carefully held a soft silver halo, which was the seedling of the Moon Silver Flower!

At this moment, however, the silvery sheen of the seedlings has been subdued, the leaves are slightly curled and they appear somewhat wilted, but the breath of life still remains.

"The evacuation point is two miles ahead, there's a backup." Gray Worm handed the container and seedlings to Ella, his voice still calm.

"Hurry up. Although the Pale Hand is in disarray for now, they will soon organize their pursuers."

Ella and Liana were overjoyed and quickly accepted the container. Ella carefully put it away, while Liana gently wrapped the Moon Silver Flower seedling with her remaining Purifying Flame power, trying to stabilize its condition.

Guided by Grey Worm, the three quickly moved to the evacuation point.

Sure enough, a small squad of Imperial Forge Guards was there to meet them and immediately escorted them back at full speed to the Seventh Forward Base.

Throughout the journey, Luo Lin was sometimes conscious and sometimes unconscious. When he was conscious, he could feel the [Quiet Dust Star] in his spiritual sea slowly but steadily operating, repairing the damage and settling the backlash of death energy.

The Moon Silver Flower seedlings were being nurtured by Liana's Purifying Flame. The fluctuations they emitted were weak, yet exceptionally stable, even—

It seemed to possess an indescribable, deeper spirituality than before.

When they finally saw the familiar outline of the base, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

The medical room was already prepared.

Rowling was immediately taken inside and given emergency treatment by several healers and wizards.

Ella and Liana also underwent examinations and treatment; they mainly suffered from exhaustion and energy erosion, but the problems were minor.

The damaged isolation container and the Moon Silver Flower seedling were immediately sent to the research department.

It wasn't until noon the next day that Luo Lin woke up from his deep sleep.

Sunlight streamed through the medical room window, illuminating the white sheets.

He felt still weak and his head was still a little heavy, but the stinging pain in his mind had been greatly relieved and his star power was slowly recovering.

Beside the bed, Ella was dozing off, her head nodding off.

Liana sat on a chair to the side, closing her eyes to rest, and her complexion had improved considerably.

Hearing the noise, Ella immediately woke up. Seeing Rollin open his eyes, her face lit up with joy: "You're awake! How are you feeling?"

"I won't die." Rowling's voice was hoarse as he tried to sit up, and Ella quickly helped him up.

"The healer said your mental energy is severely depleted, and with the backlash from the contract, you need to rest for at least half a month. During this time, you cannot use any high-intensity spells." Liana walked over and handed her a glass of warm water.

"Fortunately, the foundation was not damaged."

Luo Lin took a sip of water to moisten his dry throat.

"What's the situation at the base?"

Ella and Liana exchanged a glance, and Ella said, "While you were unconscious, the base was monitoring the condition of the Throat of the Dead."

"According to the latest energy readings, the energy bursts in the crack area have stopped, and the energy vortex above is slowly dissipating."

"Although the undead tide is still there, it has lost unified command and the support of ritual energy, making it chaotic and its aggressiveness greatly reduced."

"The base is organizing forces to prepare for a cleanup operation."

"Where are Captain Blake and the others?" Rowling asked.

"There's news," Liana replied, her voice somewhat low.

"During their infiltration, they encountered powerful undead and corrupted creatures, forcing them to expose themselves prematurely, which resulted in a fierce firefight."

"Kruger and a Forge Guard have been killed. Captain Blake and the others escaped wounded and are now on their way back to base. They are expected to arrive this afternoon."

"The injuries are not minor, but they are not life-threatening."

Rowling remained silent.

Death in action — this is the cruelty of war.

But they succeeded in disrupting the ceremony, perhaps preventing even greater sacrifices.

"What about the things we brought back?" Rowling was more concerned about that.

"The research department is analyzing it overnight," Ella said.

"The grayish-white oval object in the container seemed to have been under tremendous pressure when the interference occurred. Cracks appeared on its surface, and the mental coordinates and contract imprints inside became extremely unstable and almost dissipated."

"The research department believes that its function as a key has basically failed, and the Pale Hand will no longer be able to use it for location and summoning in the short term."

"As for the Moon Silver Flower seedlings—" A strange light flashed in Liana's eyes.

"Its situation is very special."

"The research department detected that its spiritual intensity had significantly increased after the war, and its internal energy structure had also undergone some inexplicable benign changes."

"It seems—in the process of confronting that ancient will deep within the rift, it absorbed or fused with something—?"

"The research department couldn't explain it either, but they confirmed that it was not dangerous, and the mental connection between you and it seemed to have become even stronger."

A thought struck Luo Lin.

The changes in the moonflower were indeed related to the existence deep within the crack.

That strange resonance and resistance —

Just then, there was a knock on the door of the ward.

Gray Worm pushed open the door and walked in, still dressed in that inconspicuous outfit.